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Updated 2026-07-11 / 139 books / 25 series
Canadian author best known for the *Macdonald Hall* series and the *Swindle* series. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Gordon Korman books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Books by Gordon Korman in Publication Order
1977
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
POoMHB / 1
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1979
Go Jump in the Pool!
POoMHB / 2
Buy
1980
Who is Bugs Potter?
POoBPB / 1
Buy
1980
Beware the Fish!
POoMHB / 3
Buy
1982
Our Man Weston
POoSN / 1
Buy
1982
The War with Mr. Wizzle
POoMHB / 4
Buy
1983
Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny
POoBPB / 2
Buy
1984
No Coins, Please
POoSN / 2
Buy
1985
I Want to Go Home
POoSN / 3
Buy
1986
Son of Interflux
POoSN / 4
Buy
1986
Don't Care High
POoSN / 5
Buy
1987
A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag
POoSN / 6
Buy
1988
The Zucchini Warriors
POoMHB / 5
Buy
1989
Radio Fifth Grade
POoSN / 7
Buy
1990
Losing Joe's Place
POoSN / 8
Buy
1991
MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood / Lights, Camera, Disaster!
POoMHB / 6
Buy
1992
The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)
POoJBC / 1
Buy
1992
The Twinkie Squad
POoSN / 9
Buy
1993
The Toilet Paper Tigers
POoSN / 10
Buy
1994
Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
POoSN / 11
Buy
1995
Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On Us
POoMHB / 7
Buy
1996
The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)
POoJBC / 2
Buy
1996
The Chicken Doesn't Skate
POoSN / 12
Buy
1997
Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway
POoMNFCB / 1
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1997
Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders
POoMNFCB / 2
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1997
The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino
POoMNFCB / 3
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1997
Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau
POoMNFCB / 4
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1997
Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire
POoSN / 13
Buy
1998
Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice
POoMNFCB / 5
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1998
NFL Rules!: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets and Touchdowns
POoMNFCB / 6
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1998
The 6th Grade Nickname Game
POoSN / 14
Buy
1999
The Stars From Mars
POoSB / 1
Buy
1999
Nosepickers from Outer Space
POoNPfOSB / 1
Buy
1999
All-Mars All-Stars / The Dream Team
POoSB / 2
Buy
2000
It's Magic!(With: Jay Sinclair)
POoTJB / 1
Buy
2000
No Girly-Girls Allowed(With: Jay Sinclair)
POoTJB / 2
Buy
2000
Planet of the Nose Pickers
POoNPfOSB / 2
Buy
2000
Your Mummy is a Nose Picker
POoNPfOSB / 3
Buy
2000
Nick's a Chick(With: Matty Selman)
POoTJB / 3
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2000
The Face-Off Phony
POoSB / 3
Buy
2000
Cup Crazy
POoSB / 4
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2000
This Rocks!(With: Matty Selman)
POoTJB / 4
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2000
No More Dead Dogs
POoSN / 16
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2001
Shipwreck
POoIB / 1
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2001
Survival
POoIB / 2
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2001
Escape
POoIB / 3
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2001
Invasion of the Nose Pickers
POoNPfOSB / 4
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2001
The Team Player(With: Paul Mantell)
POoTJB / 5
Buy
2001
Head Over Heels(With: Paul Mantell)
POoTJB / 6
Buy
2001
Fight for Your Right(With: Paul Mantell)
POoTJB / 7
Buy
2001
Need for Speed(With: Elizabeth M. Rees)
POoTJB / 8
Buy
2002
The Contest
POoEB / 1
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2002
Son of the Mob
POoSotMB / 1
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2002
The Discovery
POoDB / 1
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2002
The Climb
POoEB / 2
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2002
The Summit
POoEB / 3
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2003
The Deep
POoDB / 2
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2003
The Danger
POoDB / 3
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2003
Maxx Comedy
POoSN / 17
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2003
Jake, Reinvented
POoSN / 18
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2004
Hollywood Hustle
POoSotMB / 2
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2005
Chasing The Falconers
POoOTRB / 1
Buy
2005
The Fugitive Factor
POoOTRB / 2
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2005
Now You See Them, Now You Don't
POoOTRB / 3
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2005
The Stowaway Solution
POoOTRB / 4
Buy
2005
Public Enemies
POoOTRB / 5
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2006
The Abduction
POoKB / 1
Buy
2006
Tales Of Suspense For Boys
POoSSC / 1
Buy
2006
The Search
POoKB / 2
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2006
The Rescue
POoKB / 3
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2006
Hunting the Hunter
POoOTRB / 6
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2006
Born to Rock
POoSN / 19
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2007
Schooled
POoSN / 20
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2008
Swindle
POoSMB / 1
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2008
The Maze of Bones(By: Rick Riordan)
POoT3CB / 1
Buy
2008
One False Note
POoT3CB / 2
Buy
2008
The Juvie Three
POoSN / 21
Buy
2009
Zoobreak
POoSMB / 2
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2009
The Sword Thief(By: Peter Lerangis)
POoT3CB / 3
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2009
Beyond the Grave(By: Jude Watson)
POoT3CB / 4
Buy
2009
The Black Circle(By: Patrick Carman)
POoT3CB / 5
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2009
In Too Deep(By: Jude Watson)
POoT3CB / 6
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2010
Framed
POoSMB / 3
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2010
The Viper's Nest(By: Peter Lerangis)
POoT3CB / 7
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2010
The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook(By: Scholastic Inc.)
POoT3CB / 8
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2010
The Emperor's Code
POoT3CB / 9
Buy
2010
Storm Warning(By: Linda Sue Park)
POoT3CB / 10
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2010
Into the Gauntlet(By: Margaret Peterson Haddix)
POoT3CB / 11
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2011
The Medusa Plot
POoT3CCvVB / 1
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2011
Unsinkable
POoTB / 1
Buy
2011
Collision Course
POoTB / 2
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2011
A King's Ransom(By: Jude Watson)
POoT3CCvVB / 2
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2011
S.O.S.
POoTB / 3
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2011
Vespers Rising(By: Jude Watson)
POoT3CB / 12
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2012
The Trophy
POoSS / 1
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2012
Ungifted
POoUB / 1
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2012
The Dead of Night(By: Peter Lerangis)
POoT3CCvVB / 3
Buy
2012
Shatterproof(By: Roland Smith)
POoT3CCvVB / 4
Buy
2012
Showoff
POoSMB / 4
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2012
Trust No One(By: Linda Sue Park)
POoT3CCvVB / 5
Buy
2012
The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book)(By: Rick Riordan)
POoT3CB / 13
Buy
2013
The Hypnotists
POoTHB / 1
Buy
2013
Nowhere to Run(By: Jude Watson)
POoT3CUB / 1
Buy
2013
Breakaway(By: Jeff Hirsch)
POoT3CUB / 2
Buy
2013
Hideout
POoSMB / 5
Buy
2013
Day of Doom(By: David Baldacci)
POoT3CCvVB / 6
Buy
2013
Midnight Ride(By: Clifford Riley)
POoT3CB / 14
Buy
2014
Memory Maze
POoTHB / 2
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2014
Countdown(By: Natalie Standiford)
POoT3CUB / 3
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2014
Flashpoint
POoT3CUB / 4
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2014
Jackpot
POoSMB / 6
Buy
2015
Masterminds
POoMB / 1
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2015
The Dragonfly Effect
POoTHB / 3
Buy
2015
Unleashed
POoSMB / 7
Buy
2016
Slacker
POoSB / 1
Buy
2016
Criminal Destiny
POoMB / 2
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2016
Jingle
POoSMB / 8
Buy
2017
Payback
POoMB / 3
Buy
2017
Restart
POoSN / 22
Buy
2018
Supergifted
POoUB / 2
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2018
Whatshisface
POoSN / 23
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2019
Level 13
POoSB / 2
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2019
The Unteachables
POoSN / 24
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2020
War Stories
POoSSC / 2
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2020
Notorious
POoSN / 25
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2020
Mad Science
POoSN / 26
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2021
Unplugged
POoSN / 27
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2021
Linked
POoSN / 28
Buy
2022
Operation Do-Over
POoSN / 29
Buy
2022
The Fort
POoSN / 30
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2023
The Superteacher Project
POoSN / 31
Buy
2023
Mixed Up
POoSN / 32
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2024
Slugfest
POoSN / 33
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2024
Faker
POoSN / 34
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2025
Old School
POoSN / 35
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2025
Snoop
POoSN / 36
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2026
Hypergifted
POoUB / 3
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2026
Sleepless
POoSN / 37
Buy
Complete Gordon Korman Series Reading Order /
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01
The Stars From Mars
1999
Buy
02
All-Mars All-Stars / The Dream Team
1999
Buy
03
The Face-Off Phony
2000
Buy
01
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
1977
Buy
02
Go Jump in the Pool!
1979
Buy
03
Beware the Fish!
1980
Buy
04
The War with Mr. Wizzle
1982
Buy
05
The Zucchini Warriors
1988
Buy
06
MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood / Lights, Camera, Disaster!
1991
Buy
07
Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall / The Joke's On Us
1995
Buy
01
Son of the Mob
2002
Buy
02
Hollywood Hustle
2004
Buy
01
Tales Of Suspense For Boys
2006
Buy
01
Chasing The Falconers
2005
Buy
02
The Fugitive Factor
2005
Buy
03
Now You See Them, Now You Don't
2005
Buy
04
The Stowaway Solution
2005
Buy
05
Public Enemies
2005
Buy
06
Hunting the Hunter
2006
Buy
01
The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)
1992
Buy
02
The Last-place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (Sometimes)
1996
Buy
01
Who is Bugs Potter?
1980
Buy
02
Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny
1983
Buy
02
Collision Course
2011
Buy
02
Criminal Destiny
2016
Buy
01
The Discovery
2002
Buy
01
The Medusa Plot
2011
Buy
02
A King's Ransom(By: Jude Watson)
2011
Buy
03
The Dead of Night(By: Peter Lerangis)
2012
Buy
04
Shatterproof(By: Roland Smith)
2012
Buy
05
Trust No One(By: Linda Sue Park)
2012
Buy
06
Day of Doom(By: David Baldacci)
2013
Buy
01
The Maze of Bones(By: Rick Riordan)
2008
Buy
02
One False Note
2008
Buy
03
The Sword Thief(By: Peter Lerangis)
2009
Buy
04
Beyond the Grave(By: Jude Watson)
2009
Buy
05
The Black Circle(By: Patrick Carman)
2009
Buy
06
In Too Deep(By: Jude Watson)
2009
Buy
07
The Viper's Nest(By: Peter Lerangis)
2010
Buy
08
The 39 Clues: Agent Handbook(By: Scholastic Inc.)
2010
Buy
09
The Emperor's Code
2010
Buy
10
Storm Warning(By: Linda Sue Park)
2010
Buy
11
Into the Gauntlet(By: Margaret Peterson Haddix)
2010
Buy
12
Vespers Rising(By: Jude Watson)
2011
Buy
13
The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Companion Book)(By: Rick Riordan)
2012
Buy
14
Midnight Ride(By: Clifford Riley)
2013
Buy
01
The Hypnotists
2013
Buy
03
The Dragonfly Effect
2015
Buy
01
Our Man Weston
1982
Buy
02
No Coins, Please
1984
Buy
03
I Want to Go Home
1985
Buy
04
Son of Interflux
1986
Buy
05
Don't Care High
1986
Buy
06
A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag
1987
Buy
07
Radio Fifth Grade
1989
Buy
08
Losing Joe's Place
1990
Buy
09
The Twinkie Squad
1992
Buy
10
The Toilet Paper Tigers
1993
Buy
11
Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
1994
Buy
12
The Chicken Doesn't Skate
1996
Buy
13
Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire
1997
Buy
14
The 6th Grade Nickname Game
1998
Buy
16
No More Dead Dogs
2000
Buy
18
Jake, Reinvented
2003
Buy
21
The Juvie Three
2008
Buy
24
The Unteachables
2019
Buy
29
Operation Do-Over
2022
Buy
31
The Superteacher Project
2023
Buy
01
It's Magic!(With: Jay Sinclair)
2000
Buy
02
No Girly-Girls Allowed(With: Jay Sinclair)
2000
Buy
03
Nick's a Chick(With: Matty Selman)
2000
Buy
04
This Rocks!(With: Matty Selman)
2000
Buy
05
The Team Player(With: Paul Mantell)
2001
Buy
06
Head Over Heels(With: Paul Mantell)
2001
Buy
07
Fight for Your Right(With: Paul Mantell)
2001
Buy
08
Need for Speed(With: Elizabeth M. Rees)
2001
Buy
01
Nosepickers from Outer Space
1999
Buy
02
Planet of the Nose Pickers
2000
Buy
03
Your Mummy is a Nose Picker
2000
Buy
04
Invasion of the Nose Pickers
2001
Buy
01
The Abduction
2006
Buy
01
Nowhere to Run(By: Jude Watson)
2013
Buy
02
Breakaway(By: Jeff Hirsch)
2013
Buy
03
Countdown(By: Natalie Standiford)
2014
Buy
Where to start with Gordon Korman
What is the best order to read Gordon Korman books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.